An Ordinance to provide for powers to control the
production, use and consumption of electrical energy during an emergency
throughout Pakistan

Whereas it is expedient, to provide for powers to
control the production, distribution, use and consumption of electrical energy
throughout Pakistan;

And whereas the National Assembly is not in session
and the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render immediate
legislation necessary;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by
Article 29 of the Constitution, road with clause (2) of Article 131 thereof and
of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, the President is pleased to
make and promulgate the following Ordinance:---

1. Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Ordinance may be called the Electricity
Control Ordinance, 1965.

(2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

2. Control of production distribution, etc. of
electrical energy (1) The Central
Government, so far as it appears to it to be necessary or expedient for
maintaining supplies and services essential to the life of the community in an
emergency, may, by order in writing provide for:---

(a) regulating or prohibiting the production,
distribution, use or consumption of electrical energy;

(b) collecting any information or statistics for the
purpose of any of the matters mentioned in clause (a);

(c) any incidental or supplementary matter including,
in particular;---

(i) The entering and inspecting of premises to which
the order relates with a view to securing compliance therewith; and

(ii) the grant or issue of a license, permit,
certificate or other document.

(2) An order made under sub-section (1) may apply
either to persons or undertakings generally or to any particular person or
undertaking or class of persons or undertakings, and either to the whole or any
part of any undertaking, and may have effect either generally or in any
particular area.

3. Penalty, etc. (1) Whoever contravenes any order made under section 2, shall be
punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with
fine, or with both.

(2) Where the person, guilty of any offence under
subsection (1), is a company or other body corporate, every director, manager,
secretary, agent, or other officer or person concerned with the management of
its business shall, unless he proves that the offence was committed without his
knowledge or consent or that have exercised due diligence to prevent its
commission, be deemed to be guilty of such offence and be punishable
accordingly.

4. Saving as to orders No order, made under section 2, shall be called in
question in any Court.

5. Indemnity.
(1) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person
or anything in good faith done or intended to be done, in pursuance of any
order made under this Ordinance.

(2) No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie
against the Central Government for any damage caused or likely to be caused by
anything in good faith done or intended to be done, in pursuance of any order
made under this Ordinance.

6. Cognizance of offences. No Court shall take cognizance of any offence
punishable under this Ordinance except in writing of the facts constituting the
offence made by an officer authorized in this behalf by the Central Government.

7. Delegation of powers. The Central Government may, by notification in the
Official Gazette, direct that any power conferred on it by this Ordinance shall,
in such circumstances and under such conditions, if any, as may be specified in
the notification, be exercisable also by a Provincial Government or by any
officer or authority subordinate to the Central Government.

8. Effect of provisions inconsistent with enactments. The provisions of this Ordinance or any order made
therewith contained in any other law.

9. Service of Order. Every order made under this Ordinance shall so far as may be served in
the manner prescribed under section 53 of the Electricity Act, 1910.